Aguas Calientes tours & holidays

Spend four days climbing through cloud forests, dramatic Andean mountain passes and llama-filled plains on Peru's most famous trek. The steep ascents and (many) ancient stone steps can be tough... and sweaty! But the view when you arrive at the Sun Gate overlooking Machu Picchu? Can't beat it. 

Hiking not your thing or short on time? Climb aboard the Machu Picchu train from Ollantaytambo. Relax with a cup of coca tea as misty forests and wrinkled peaks roll by, then arrive at Aguas Calientes where it's just a 30-minute bus ride or a 1.5-hour hike to Machu Picchu. 

The Sacred Valley is a living landscape of terraced hills and ancient market towns – but it's the people and their stories that stay with you. Travel to the Huilloc community to get a taste of life in the Andean highlands. Share a home-cooked guinea-pig lunch, join a Pachamama (Mother Earth) blessing ceremony and try your hand at traditional weaving.

There are plenty of amazing photo ops at Machu Picchu, but the real fun is exploring the ruins with a local history expert. As you walk around, watch the temples, palaces and ceremonial sites come alive as you listen to stories about the civilisation that once thrived here.